2018 SWAC men's basketball tournament

2018 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteDelmar Fieldhouse
Houston, Texas
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsTexas Southern (8th title)
Winning coachMike Davis (4th title)
MVPTrae Jefferson (Texas Southern)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grambling State* 13 5   .722 17 14   .548
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 16 18   .471
Texas Southern 12 6   .667 16 20   .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 12 6   .667 14 21   .400
Southern 10 8   .556 15 18   .455
Jackson State 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Alabama State 8 10   .444 8 23   .258
Alcorn State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Mississippi Valley State 4 14   .222 4 28   .125
Alabama A&M* 3 15   .167 3 28   .097
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 SWAC tournament winner

The 2018 SWAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference for the 2017–18 season. Tournament first round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 6. The remainder of the tournament was held on March 9 and 10, 2018 at the Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston.[1]

Texas Southern won the tournament by defeating Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the championship game, the Tigers' second consecutive championship. As a result, Texas Southern received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

  1. ^ "SWAC Tournament gets new home - HBCU Gameday". hbcugameday.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.